These records document the curatorial activities of Linda Merrill, Curator. Programmatic files include the development and execution of exhibitions, lectures, participation
in professional activities, and the study and care of the American art collection, docent training, and publication activities.
Materials include correspondence and memor...

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives'
record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities

Dates:

circa 1985-1992

Size:

11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)

Collection ID:

Accession 96-006

Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records of three projects of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities. The majority of the records document the Special Exhibition
Fund, established by Office Memorandum (OM) 833 dated October 26, 1984. The OM decreed that the Fund was meant only to fund significant exhibitions beyond the normal financial ...

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Development and Membership

Dates:

circa 1983-2008

Size:

6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)

Collection ID:

Accession 15-087

Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting the publicity of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and their exhibitions, events, and activities
in the media. Materials primarily include clippings. Materials also include press releases, brochures, audio recordings, fact sheets, media reports, and related materials.
Som...

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Primarily exhibition catalogs for modernist art exhibitions held in New York City during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Also included are catalogs for Boston exhibitions, mainly pre-1900, and a few other locales; exhibition announcements; gallery publications; and other printed material.

This accession consists of the administrative records of Douglas Robinson, Registrar, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). The records date from 1974-1993,
with the major portion being from 1985-1993. The records include Outgoing loans, 1985-1993; Exhibition Files, which include a list of the exhibition, loan records/agreements...